Extensible hinge or fastening



Nov. 2,9, 192 7.

W. J. HILL EX'ENSIBLE HINGE QR FASTENING Filed April 22. 1926 Sheeis-Sheei l Nov.. 29, 1927.

. W. J. HILL EXTENSIBLE HINGE 0R FASTENING n Filed April 22. 192s A 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 29, i927,

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y tiene nxrnnsrntniitrnon on -raernnrnef Appueaionnied april 22,1926, serial `No;` 1o3,eas` and ing Great erinnerten-nary; 11, weer .i

This invention is lfor improvements inor relating to extensible hinges vand asteulnge for trunks, suit cases, sample cases, attache,

eases, andV like recept-artiest oi` variable`-ca` paoity governed"byl relatvefsli'ding adjust;` ment" ol' complenientaryA pair of boxlike,

` ptacleladapted vto telescopeon'e Within-the otheriL l A component partent' the rec The typ-e of hinge or ffasieniagtawnieh the invention relates i'sthat which comprises a twopart teleecopicirnernber carried by the one part .ofE the* receptacle,l and a hinged; niemb'enwhich maj( be either arear hinge; plate Lor .a front inasp,` carridJbyfthe ,sliding inner' Part0f`"thisytelescopic member and adapted for attachment` .to orf engagement with? the other part ofthereeeptaole, the

parts orf saidtelescopic ineinber being adzipted4 wheni the reeeptacie isiz closed,` to` be locked together in any"adjusted ,position by,

means actuated :by the angular. closing lrnovementoi' the hinged lnieinb'enf Accordinglfto they `present"irivention an er;-k tensible hinge or tasteningloffthe type re-l ferred' to is `provided in "Wliichf the "locking of the relatively vsliding parte; ot" the "tele- Scenic membergith'e; angular movement' ff this rocking lever catch being gQver-ned y,in accordance Withthe angular poSition v`of the hinged inueinliery bjvf` means-of la heel'piece fon,

the catch lever.

practicej'ret'e'rencekInaybe had to the appended explanatory sheets of drawingsupon which Figure l iis; :front elevation fof Aan eX- tensible hasp fastenmgin accordance "With 'the invention, the saine being Shown in its contracted and fastened position of use.`

Figure 2 is aside'elevation of Fi ure" l" b g v f7 partly in section.`

Figure Sie a front vperspective vievvof the iixed outer casing member, the same being partlybrolren avvaj'f.`

Figure 4' is arear perspeotiveview of the lifigiirefb `ris;a.sectional side elevation" oit the extensible hasp fastening-,gthe-saine being l tion."

thisV invention iiray be clearly? understood-1 anlgreadily carried into' "teethg n Thein'nerlslideQ 'fornn and at anv intermediate point in its iv ylength'it is. apertured to provide bez'irings` lever 1210i.l strip of the tivo-part telescopioA inner Slide `shown ,in L its contracted `and ,released posi-g Q60 t Figure ,6 'is ag front 'perepeetivajvem@faitl extensibleiliinge :in accordance ,With-thefin andpartlyextendedipoaition. t w e5V Figure 'isnni endfel'evationiozt trunk-Loli; l Y case fitted with the extensible. hingesaadvr fasteninge in accordance with the invent-ione. theI trunk` or f case being. shown fin; itsi con.,- tractedladjustment. l I n -,\0` Figure `8` is "a .similar vievv of `thetrunk: Ori i i case iran extendedpositionof-,ladjestiment-.1ii` `ln aiconveni ent 1 embodinientofi tlieiinvenjr tion7` `,the extensibleehinge; or fastening zcoln-` prices. a two-,part f telescopicmember4 fl; :2,515 i adapted tobefseouredgto the one:boXlikeieoine` t i ponelttpart,

` A totV the telescopic case orreffv cepjtacle; and.; a hinged member, which may bjeitlier .a lnngeplate lforK theerearz oat theffk ,u receptacle'orailiasp vfor thefont oetifthet, @1U

receitacle,,r

,carriectbyv the outer end offrtlie slidingfinuerrpart- 2of 4 thev teleecopicirneniberf and adapted.` for@ attachment` tofor-Qengagea nientzxvith thefothen boxlike parttothee" reeeptaclewf n 4 @ff t A' t f i ,Theteleisoopici niernberjcornprses aiiixed; outeri easing 1li, of, elon.gated`- rectangular; formzr; aride` an?,innenvslidejizZ accommodated?? therein. v ".llhe ,casinggjlJ is :preferably )of sheet",

projecting luge 8 gapertured .,for i accommode@ tionof f attaclinient` screws; or: ri-vetsf 9, the

centralf@longitudinalrack l0 formedT-oraKin-195 A stance fbygperforating,saidf back-,i:andfbyQ-.iIlJ-.M`

is relegated `elimini" 10b* for a 4transversepivot pin 1l. Upon :thisv pinll ispivotally mounted,` also at an in-v termediate pointinlits length,y a rockin metal construction, this l lever l2 beingwenelosed Within the channely ,Shaped Slide 2. The innerextreniity of the,`

`rocking lever l2 is formed Wit-h a rearwardly turned `lip 13 `which constitutes a terminalv -V g iesl i i catch adapted for engagement with the rack on the back of the casing. and a blade spring 14 is interposed between this endof 'the catch lever 12 and the inner face of the slide 2, this spring 14 being riveted or otherwise secured at one end as at 15 to the catch lever, and tending to rearwardly depress the catch 13 into engagement with the rack 10. The inner end of the catch lever 12 is cut away longitudinallyalong each edge so as to be of reduced width, and this reduced end'16 is rearwardly cranked towards the back of the casing,l the bearing lugs 17 for thecatchlever 12 Vbeing formed by rearwardly overturning the cut-out longitudinal` f edges of thestrip into'cylindrical form.

1 4The outer end of the slide 2 is transversely aperturedfor'accommodation of a hinge pin 18,v`iipoii which is'mo'unted the hinged memberbfi the fastening, which hinged member may be either a rear hinge plate 4 or a front haspf-5, -this hingedmember having a small rearwardly projecting heelpiece 19 adapted for engagement ywith the cranked outer extremity 1650i' the lrocking catch lever 127 the arrangementfbeing such that when the case orreceptacle is closed, and the hinged memberisA-fdisposed in alignment with thetelescopid'member, "the Vheelpiece 19 of the hinged member is "13 isrea'rwardly depressedbygthejaction fofits blade spring 14 to hold 'the catch-in lockingengagement withthe rackfteethlO, as shownin Figure 2,to thereby securely retain they relatively 'sliding parts 'fof "the telescopic member aganstxexpansive movement in any position infwhieh theyzrmayyhave been adjusted.`

Onthehinged member'being moved intoan'- gular yrelation` to the telescopic member,

when. the case or receptacle is opened,' theV heelpiece 3195 of the hinged member is I' brought'into engagementvwith the Lcranked oiit'er endloflthe catchV leveri'12 to r'earjA weardly 'depressthis end of thelever;thel

leve'rf12 being thereby rockedagainst the actionof its'blade, spring 14 and released fromfits locking engagement' with the rack 105v as vshown in` Figurel 5,' therebypermitting ofany ldesired re-'adjustment ofl the 'extensible hinge or 'fastening when thefcase l' orreceptacleiis toV be again`packed and l iheldclear of the VcatchV f p lever 12 and tliecatch 'part of the case or receptacle is free to be opened on its hinges as shown in dotted lines in Figures 7 yand 8, in which position the vcatches 13 of the extensible hinges and fastenings 'are released to permit of longitudinal adjustment ofthe two-part telescopic members of` the hinges and-fastenings, and

to tliercbyprovide thedesire'd variation'xinj' the capacity of the case or rece tacle kac-M cording to the quantity of artic eS tofbe packed therein.' On the case or ,receptacle being then closed, itmay be secured in an extended or partly extended Vposition as shown in Figure 8,` in'which position yit isf" locked against any further expansive 'movement, Nwhilst remaining; feeto be further.A

contracted by pressure on the top ofthe or receptacle to ensure vtight packin further contraction being permitted the inclined formation .oft the rack 'teet yk105 caseA th1s.`

which are slidable freely in one direction over the catches 15in. What I claim las v'ention; and 'desire y to secure by Letters Patntiis- For use `with 'a trunk, case, or "other -re-k ceptacle of variable capacity,la'n extensible member comprisiii an outer casin adaptedA to be carried by t e one part'of tie. receptacle, a yslide within said casing, aJ hinged member carried by 'said `slide (and adapted`y for attachment toorffor fastening engage-' ment with the other part of 'the receptacle,

a Arack providedV withinthe back ofts'aid Acfasn ing, ai rOCkingcatch leverA pvotally mountl.

edwithinsaid slide and adapted tp engage y? saidv rack,` a springl operating to normal hold said vcatch inengagement :withjs'aid'f rack, and afheelpiece'on said hinged mein-f gioo ber adaptedto en age the extremity of said".

catch lever for re easing the t same from ,en-

gagement with said ra'ck.

In witness whereof I have hand. Tv i f t WALTER( hereunto set 

